Use of gestures reflects language instinct in young children
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 11:52
in Psychology & Sociology
Young children instinctively use a ‘language-like’ structure to communicate through gestures. Research suggests when young children are asked to use gestures to communicate, their gestures segment information and reorganize it into language-like sequences. This suggests that children are not just learning language from older generations, their preference for communication has shaped how languages look today.